Garra people
The Garra people (sometimes spelled Gara) are a community found in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Social status[edit]
As of 2001[update], the Garra people were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1] As of 2011 Population Census of India, Garra population stands at 504, out of which 275 are males and 229 are females.[2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "12 Major Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir". Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tirbes in India (https://tribal.nic.in/ST/StatisticalProfileofSTs2013.pdf)
Further reading[edit]
- Mann, Rann Singh (2002). Ladakh Then and Now: Cultural, Ecological, and Political. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-8-17099-838-9.
Ladakh: The Individuality vs State, Harish K. Thakur, New Delhi: Manas Publications, 2014.
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